14. wind began to blow. Dark clouds started gathering on the horizon. The tired travelers walked along a huge lowland overgrown with thick grass. Dick knew from sailors' stories what terrible thunderstorms occur in Africa, and hurried to find a shelter.
15. It became as dark as night. Fortunately, the rain didn't start right away. Flashes of lightning illuminated the hollow. "I think I see some kind of camp!" Hercules said. "Yes, it looks like those are huts!" Dick agreed. "Let's quicken our pace, friends!"
16. The travelers approached and saw giant conical structures made of reddish clay. "These are termite mounds," cousin Benedict explained. "I wonder why the owners left their dwellings?" — "To give them up to us," Hercules replied, laughing.
17. Hercules widened the opening with a knife, and everyone began to climb inside one by one. "Look at those partitions, looking like shelves in a closet or bunks in a ship cabin," cousin Benedict enthused.
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